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    Posted 2 years ago

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    hmta
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    This brass item is about 3” tall, 3.5” in diameter and the spout is approximately 6” long. It was given to my father many years ago. He was told that it had been used in the family’s Chinese Laundry company. What was it used for? Thank you for your help!

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    1. dav2no1 dav2no1, 2 years ago
      They are chinese laundry sprayers..

      https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2012/09/doing-the-museums-dirty-laundry-families-learn-to-launder-the-hard-way-1.html

      http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display.php?irn=10458559

      https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/chineseamericanwomen/media-gallery/detail/758321/3242816
    2. hmta, 2 years ago
      Thank you! I am happy to know what it was used for.

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